"99 Problems ""99 Problems"" is the third single released by American rapper Jay-Z in 2004 from ""The Black Album"". The chorus hook ""I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't one"" is taken from the Ice-T single ""99 Problems"" from the album ""Home Invasion"" (1993). The hook was coined during a conversation between Ice-T & Brother Marquis of Miami-based 2 Live Crew. Marquis later used the phrase in the 1996 2 Live Crew song ""Table Dance"". In the song, Jay-Z tells a story about dealing with rap critics, racial profiling from a police officer who wants to search his car,"
"Jay-Z albums discography American rapper Jay-Z has released thirteen solo studio albums, four collaboration albums, one live album, five compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two extended plays, one hundred and fifteen singles (including forty-five as a featured artist), nine promotional singles and eighty-two music videos. As of December 2014, Jay-Z sold 55 million studio albums worldwide. Jay-Z began his music career in the 1980s, building a reputation as a fledgling rapper in his hometown of Brooklyn and collaborating with his mentor and fellow rapper Jaz-O. Jay-Z later founded Roc-A-Fella Records with close friends Damon Dash and Kareem ""Biggs"" Burke and"
"trunk (in fact, police would need probable cause to search a car). In 2012, Professor Emir Crowne of the University of Windsor's, Faculty of Law wrote the Canadian Response to Professor Mason's article. In it, he concludes that Jay-Z's lyrics may be legally correct under Canadian Law. While the song's meaning is widely debated, the chorus ""If you're having girl problems, I feel bad for you son/I've got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one"" was defined in Jay-Z's book, ""Decoded"", as referring to something different in each verse. In verse two, it refers to a police dog. President Obama"
"Jay-Z. Marquis filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z and Ice-T over the ’99 Problems’ remake. Marquis claimed he was paid just $10,000 in royalties, despite being prominently featured on the original version. The following year, Luther Campbell, Fresh Kid Ice, and a local rapper named Verb made an album called Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4, under the banner The New 2 Live Crew, without Mr. Mixx and Brother Marquis. It is the last 2 Live Crew related project to feature Luther Campbell, and the only one without Brother Marquis. Fresh Kid Ice, Brother Marquis and Mr. Mixx re-formed again"
"Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969) known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, and record producer. He is one of the most acclaimed rappers of all time. Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z began his musical career in the mid 1990s, after which he released his debut studio album, ""Reasonable Doubt"", in 1996, to widespread critical and commercial success. He released the album a year after founding the record label Roc-A-Fella Records. His subsequent albums have also seen great praise, with ""The Blueprint"" (2001) and ""The Black Album"" (2003) later"
"album ""Magna Carta Holy Grail"" was released in July 2013 to great commercial success, topping the ""Billboard"" 200 and having the second-biggest sales week for 2013 at the time of its release. Jay-Z albums discography American rapper Jay-Z has released thirteen solo studio albums, four collaboration albums, one live album, five compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two extended plays, one hundred and fifteen singles (including forty-five as a featured artist), nine promotional singles and eighty-two music videos. As of December 2014, Jay-Z sold 55 million studio albums worldwide. Jay-Z began his music career in the 1980s, building a reputation as"
"Blueprint"" was reportedly cut in two weeks, with Jay-Z allegedly writing the lyrics in two days. At the time, he was awaiting two criminal trials for gun possession and assault. He was also engaged in feuds with various rappers such as Jadakiss, Fat Joe and in particular Nas and Mobb Deep member Prodigy. In the song ""Takeover"", Jay-Z attacks the two Queensbridge rappers, using a sample of the song ""Five to One"" by The Doors and an interpolation of David Bowie's ""Fame"". On ""The Blueprint"", Jay-Z and his producers used vintage soul as inspiration, including a vocal sample on almost"
"in the industry. ""The Blueprint"" includes the popular songs ""Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"", ""Girls, Girls, Girls"", ""Jigga That Nigga"", and ""Song Cry"". , the album had sold 2,700,000 copies worldwide, even though its initial success had been overshadowed by the tragic events of 9/11. In October 2001, Jay-Z pleaded guilty to stabbing record producer Lance Rivera at the Kit Kat Klub in New York City in 1999. For this second degree felony, Jay-Z was sentenced to three years probation. Jay-Z's next solo album was 2002's """", a double-album. The album debuted on the ""Billboard"" 200 at number one, selling over 3 million"
"the ""Billboard"" 200 and sold 463,000 copies in its first week. According to ""Billboard"", it became Jay-Z's top selling record of the 2000s and the 136th highest selling record of the decade in the United States. By July 2013, the album had sold 3,516,000 copies in the US. Three singles were released from the album and appeared on the ""Billboard"" charts. ""Change Clothes"" and ""Dirt off Your Shoulders"" both reached the top 10 of the Hot 100, while ""99 Problems"" peaked at number 30. ""The Black Album"" was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating"
"drug dealing, rapping, and boxing and how his life in the streets has molded who he is and no matter how he lives now, he still acknowledges his roots. The book contains lyrics to thirty-six songs with some songs having only part of the song. Along with the lyrics, there are annotations and footnotes that Jay-Z writes to explain the lyrics to the reader. The explanations range from just explaining what a ""brick"" is to in depth analysis and explanation of lines that underscore the points that Jay-Z makes in his writing. Most of the criticism is that the book"
"the time of the album's recording, Jay-Z was awaiting two criminal trials, one for gun possession and another for assault, and had become one of hip hop's most dissed artists, receiving insults from rappers such as Nas, Prodigy, and Jadakiss. The album is also famous for both its producers Kanye West and Just Blaze's breakouts as major producers. Kanye West produced four of the thirteen tracks on the album, including the songs ""Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"" and the controversial ""Takeover,"" which included diss lyrics aimed at rappers Nas and Prodigy, while Just Blaze produced three tracks, ""Girls, Girls, Girls"", ""Song Cry"", and"
"Closer"". The thrash metal group Body Count combined the lyrics of Ice-T's ""99 Problems"" with the guitar riff from Jay-Z's ""99 Problems"" for the song ""99 Problems BC"" on the album ""Manslaughter"". Big Sean referenced the lyrics in Drake's ""All Me"" with the line ""I got 99 problems, getting rich ain't one"". Iggy Azalea referenced the lyrics in Ariana Grande's ""Problem"" with the line ""I got 99 problems but you won't be one"". In 2009, fellow rapper and collaborator Kid Cudi, referenced the song in the opening verse of his song """" with the line ""I got 99 problems and"
"Jay-Z was released on August 20, 2010, as a part of West's weekly GOOD Fridays series. 2009 was a troubled year for Kanye West, who had faced various controversies, including the divisive nature of his previous album, ""808s & Heartbreak"" and his interruption of recording artist Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards during her acceptance speech. West explained that the motivation of some of his questionable decisions stemmed from over-work. The ensuing media controversy caused West to exile himself in Oahu, Hawaii and record his fifth studio album mostly in a reclusive nature, shying away from collaborating"
"Sports. As a member of Roc Nation Sports, Jay-Z is a licensed sports agent. His heavily publicized marriage to singer Beyoncé in 2008 has made him a global figure in popular culture. As a couple, they have an estimated combined net worth of $1.16 billion, with his individual net worth of $900 million making him the richest hip hop artist in the world. Jay-Z is one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has received 21 Grammy Awards, tied with Kanye West for the most by a rapper. He also holds the record for the most number-one albums by a"
"presidential election, Jay-Z and Beyoncé supported presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at her rally in Cleveland. Clinton praised Jay-Z for addressing racism, oppression, and the criminal justice system. Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969) known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, and record producer. He is one of the most acclaimed rappers of all time. Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z began his musical career in the mid 1990s, after which he released his debut studio album, ""Reasonable Doubt"", in 1996, to widespread critical and commercial success. He released the album"
"Jay-Z's ""99 Problems"", and he has won three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video - more than any other director. Romanek was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Shirlee and Marvin Romanek. He is Jewish. He credits seeing Stanley Kubrick's """" at the age of nine with inspiring him to become a film director. He experimented with Super 8 and 16mm film as a teenager while attending New Trier High School. There, he studied first with Kevin Dole, a local filmmaker who was already creating a form of music video on his own in the mid-1970s, and"
"Jay-Z singles discography The singles discography of American rapper Jay-Z consists of singles, featured singles, collaborative singles, and promotional singles. The Brooklyn native rapper Jay-Z had success on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 with singles from his debut studio album ""Reasonable Doubt"". In 1997 he had success outside of the US with singles like ""Sunshine"" which peaked at number 25 in UK, 18 in Germany and 22 in NZ. His next single ""Wishing on a Star"" peaked at number 13 in UK being his highest peak on the chart until Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem). The next single ""The City Is"
"label deal with Universal. However his breakout moment would be when he was featured on E-40's single ""Function"" along with YG and Iamsu!. Since that time, Problem has worked with the various artists such as Jamie Foxx, Game, Kendrick Lamar, Bobby V, 9th Wonder, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hussle, Warren G, Childish Gambino, Pharrell Williams, Jim Jones, Travis Barker, and John Legend among many others. Over his career Problem has released seven mixtapes. On February 13, 2013, Problem released a collaborative mixtape with Iamsu! titled ""Million Dollar Afro"" with guest appearances from Juvenile, Too Short and Omarion. On June"
"was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to Jay-Z's ""99 Problems"". The music video was financed by West, who was inspired by an Adidas advertisement. It won Video of the Year at the 2004 Source Hip Hop Awards. On October 23, 2002, West was in a California recording studio producing music for Beanie Sigel, Peedi Crakk, and The Black Eyed Peas. After leaving the studio at around 3 a.m. in his rented Lexus, he had a near-fatal accident when he was cut off by a car, ran head-on into traffic, and collided with"
"in the album. Later, Jay-Z posted the playlist, titled ""4:44 Inspired By"", on Tidal. On the album, Jay-Z touches on a wide array of topics, such as the ongoing hip hop culture, his family life, his relationships, stereotypes and racism. Many critics have noted that ""4:44"" is a response to ""Lemonade"", with Jay-Z referencing lines from the album. For example, the ""You better call Becky with the good hair"" line on Beyoncé's ""Sorry"", with Jay-Z retorting, ""Leave me alone, Becky"" in ""Family Feud"". However, No I.D. said that to make the entire album a response to ""Lemonade"" was not the"
"album on July 20, the day of its U.S. release. At ""TRL"", she talks with P. Diddy, who asks her for an autograph, and causes herself much embarrassment when she, upon meeting the rapper Jay-Z, tells him that she loves his song; when Jay-Z asks which song, she begins rapping a line from his song ""99 Problems"", which makes her feel foolish, and she laughs at herself about it. Also in episode eight, she visits Target House in Memphis, Tennessee, a place for children with suppressed immune systems, and sings ""Pieces of Me"" for the children. The last episode ends"
"The project showcases some of his most personal work yet. As well as he released his second album ""S2"" in November 30, 2018. His musical influences are Eminem, N.W.A, The Isley Brothers, Prince, Aaliyah, R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, The Temptations, DJ Quik, The Jacksons, and the group DeBarge. Problem (rapper) Jason Martin (born May 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Problem, is an American rapper and record producer. He has released nine mixtapes in his career, the most recent being ""The Separation"", released on June 13, 2013. His debut EP, ""Understand Me"", was released on December 10, 2013."
"slow and quiet melodic rap ballad in which Jay-Z laments the break-up of an earlier relationship due to his own neglect and infidelity. Admitting that he is too prideful to publicly display his emotions (""I can't see 'em coming down my eyes""), Jay-Z forces the song to ""cry"" instead. This allows Jay-Z to mourn the break-up free of any damage to his masculine image as a street hustler. This furthers the notion that emotional vulnerability is a sign of weakness, especially within the Black community, as Black men in particular suppress vulnerability ""in order to survive."" ""Song Cry"" features female"
"tour. The suit alleged that lighting problems caused by Jay-Z's production staff had been plaguing his performances since rehearsals in September and had to resort to fixing them himself or hiring a professional. It also accused Jay-Z of being jealous of the 60/40 split R. Kelly had over the tour gross and thus conspired the events that occurred at Madison Square Garden pressured Atlantic Worldwide to remove him. Jay-Z counter sued in January 2005, claiming R. Kelly showed erratic behavior that included: being periodically late or absent from meetings and rehearsals, missing deadlines for material and sudden demands and requests"
"the original song starts with ""Can I Get A 'Fuck You'?"", but it was censored to ""Can I Get A 'What What'?"" and "".. whoop whoop"" for radio airplay. The song deals with the question of whether Jay-Z's girlfriend would stick with him if he wasn't wealthy. The vinyl ""Can I Get A..."" single was released in 1998 with two tracks that do not feature Jay-Z: Ja Rule's ""Bitch Betta Have My Money"" and Wu-Tang Clan's ""And You Don't Stop"". The CD single was released in 1999 with two different tracks that do not feature Jay-Z: Case and Joe's ""Faded"
"Nigga"" and ""Can't Knock the Hustle"". ""Reasonable Doubt"" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and, as of 2006, has sold 1.5 million copies in the United States. A critical success, it has been ranked on several publications' lists of the greatest rap albums ever, while many hip hop fans have viewed it as Jay-Z's best work. In 1989, aspiring rapper Jay-Z was recruited by mentor Jaz-O to appear on his song ""Hawaiian Sophie"". He appeared on two more Jaz-O songs in the next year, but after Jaz-O was dropped from his record label, Jay-Z dealt"
"10. The album was considered a classic and Jay said it would be his last album. The project reached #1 on the albums chart and it won a Grammy for ""99 Problems"". Even though he said ""The Black Album"" would be his last album he released a collaboration EP with Linkin Park spawning a hit single which earned a Grammy. As he became the president of Def Jam Jay released a new album in late 2006 with the name ""Kingdom Come"". The album sold almost 700,000 in its first week, his best sales week. The album had production from Dr."
"debut album ""Reasonable Doubt"" (1996). Jay-Z's other lyrics include: ""Y'all niggas truly ain't ready for this dynasty thing / Y'all thinking Blake Carrington, I'm thinking more like Ming."" and ""I got 4 nephews, and they all write-ing / They all young and wild, plus they all like Beans."" ""4 da Fam"" received mixed reviews from music critics. Andrew Barber and Al Shipley of ""Complex"" praised Jay-Z's contribution, and wrote that ""he had the best verse and batted clean up"". In a 2018 article, they included ""4 da Fam"" in their list of the top-100 best Jay-Z songs. John Kennedy of"
"Reasonable Doubt (album) Reasonable Doubt is the debut studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on June 25, 1996, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Priority Records. The album features production provided by DJ Premier, Ski, Knobody and Clark Kent, and also includes guest appearances from Memphis Bleek, Mary J. Blige and The Notorious B.I.G., among others. The album features mafioso rap themes and gritty lyrics about the ""hustler"" lifestyle and material obsessions. ""Reasonable Doubt"" debuted at number 23 on the US ""Billboard"" 200, on which it charted for 18 weeks. It was promoted with four singles; including ""Ain't No"
"diss towards Jay-Z. The song has different meanings to both artists. Jay-Z's two verses deal with his fatherless childhood, and how financial difficulties faced by his mother forced him to sell drugs for survival (thus becoming a renegade to society). He states his demeanor was ""30 years [his] senior,"" implying that hardships he faced during his childhood forced him to grow up and make adult decisions from a young age. Jay-Z argues that his music is the product of his rough upbringing, and that it speaks to others going through the same problems. Thus, he dismisses critics who lump him"
"The Black Album (Jay-Z album) The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on November 14, 2003, by Roc-A-Fella Records. It was advertised as his final album before retiring, which is also a recurring theme throughout the songs, although Jay-Z resumed his recording career in 2006. For the album, Jay-Z wanted to enlist a different producer for each song, working with Just Blaze, Kanye West, The Neptunes, DJ Quik, Timbaland, 9th Wonder and Rick Rubin, among others. When ""The Black Album"" was released, it received widespread acclaim from critics. In its first week, the album"
"Beatz and RZA, Jay-Z raps a verse targeting Hammer about his financial dilemma in the 1990s. On it Jay says: 'Hammer went broke so you know I'm more focused / I lost 30 mil' so I spent another 30 / 'Cause unlike Hammer 30 million can't hurt me'. Hammer addressed his displeasure about the diss on Twitter, claiming he will react to Jay-Z on Halloween. Hammer released a sample of his ""beef"" with Jay-Z (aka 'Hell Boy' according to Hammer) in a brief teaser trailer called ""Better Run Run"" by 'King Hammer'. At one point, it was uncertain if his"
"album was handled by twelve different producers and featured only fifteen samples across the twelve tracks, the lowest amount of samples on any Jay-Z project at the time. Several tracks in this feature a rougher sound than the glossier Bad Boy production on ""In My Lifetime, Vol. 1"", most notably the three tracks produced by Ruff Ryders beatmaker Swizz Beatz. With the exception of Stevie J on ""Ride or Die,"" Bad Boy producers play no role in ""Vol. 2"", though Jay-Z enlisted Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, and Irv Gotti for a more pop-oriented sound on three of the albums' singles. This"